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Heres what New York subway trains looked like at Christmas in the 1930s, according to social media influencers
Its beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. This holiday season, social media influencers are hopping aboard a vintage New York City subway train to travel back in time, taking to TikTok and Instagram to share their outfits and experiences.If you are looking for something unique to do in New York over the holidays, this may be it: You too can ride the New York Transit Museums Holiday Nostalgia Train, which operates annual holiday-themed train cars decorated for Christmas in the style of the 1930s.The trains, which depart from the 2ndAvenue Houston Street station on the uptown F line and the 96thStreet 2ndAvenue station on the Q line, run every Sunday in December. And the cost to ride is just a MetroCard swipe.One user on TikTok posted scenes of festive New Yorkers, some in old wartime vintage suits and women dressed up in circa 1930s outfits, walking through the train cars alongside people in regular clothes. Another TikToker walked her followers through a makeup and clothing tutorial on how to dress for the big event. A third posted a short video of people dancing, a band, people taking photos, and the trains conductor.If youd like to take your own trip, heres the schedule and the route for the holiday rides:New York holiday train scheduleCatch the vintage train between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 22,and 29.The Holiday Nostalgia Train departsfrom the 2ndAvenue Houston Street station on the uptown F line in lower Manhattan at:10 a.m.12 p.m.2 p.m.4 p.m.The Holiday Nostalgia Train departs from the 96thStreet 2ndAvenue station on the Q line at:11 a.m.1 p.m.3 p.m.5 p.m.New York holiday train routePassengers can board the Holiday Nostalgia Train along its route at any of the stations below:Uptown stops:2ndAvenue Houston Street (F)Broadway Lafayette Street (D/F, 6)West 4thStreet Washington Square (A/C/E, D/F)34thStreet Herald Square (D/F, N/Q/R)42ndStreet Bryant Park (A/C/E, D/F, N/Q/R, S, 7)47th 50thStreets Rockefeller Center (D/F)57thStreet 6thAvenue (F)Lexington Avenue 63rdStreet (F, Q)72ndStreet 2ndAvenue (Q)86thStreet 2ndAvenue (Q)96thStreet 2ndAvenue (Q)Downtown stops:96thStreet 2ndAvenue (Q)86thStreet 2ndAvenue (Q)72ndStreet 2ndAvenue (Q)Lexington Avenue 63rdStreet (F, Q)57thStreet 6thAvenue (F)47th 50thStreets Rockefeller Center (D/F)42ndStreet Bryant Park (A/C/E, D/F, N/Q/R, S, 7)34thStreet Herald Square (D/F, N/Q/R)West 4thStreet Washington Square (A/C/E, D/F)Broadway Lafayette Street (D/F, 6)2ndAvenue Houston Street (F)The New York subway is having a momentNot to be outdone, celebrities have been taking to social media to document their own outfits underground on the normal New York subway. Last week, pop singerOlivia Rodrigotook Instagram to post her own incredibly chic retro outfit while riding the subway to celebrate her collaboration with Sony Electronics (her outfit, a navy dress with white polka dots, a leopard-print purse, and black Mary Jane shoes, perfectly blended the current mob-wife aesthetic with retro schoolgirl trends, according toCosmopolitan). It soon went viral. And isnt that what every social media influencer wants for Christmas?
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